Cortona said 9 years, 4 months ago:

A cinquan is a 5 lined poem that doesn’t rhyme. Here’s the structure:
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
I’ll kick things off, please try it out and post what you write. ^~^ I believe in you.

“There is no
more life in,
My darling’s sweet brown eyes
A cardboard star you were, dying,
Good night.”